杜口无言 — “To keep silent”
杜口无言 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to keep silent”. To close one's mouth and say nothing. Literally, “shut mouth, no words”.
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杜口无言 Pronunciation and Pinyin
杜口无言 Character Breakdown
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面对大家的疑问，他只是杜口无言，没有给出任何解释。
Facing everyone's questions, he just remained silent, offering no explanation.
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Synonyms of 杜口无言
More idioms starting with 杜
- dù杜kǒu口tūn吞shēng声keep silent due to fear or resentment
- dù杜kǒu口jué绝shé舌rendered speechless
- dù杜kǒu口guǒ裹zú足silenced and immobilized by apprehension
- dù杜bì弊qīng清yuán源eliminate malpractices and purify the source
- dù杜wēi微shèn慎fáng防nip trouble in the bud
- dù杜duàn断fáng房móu谋resourceful in strategy and decisive in action
- dù杜jiàn渐fáng防wēi微nip evil in the bud
- dù杜jiān渐fáng防méng萌nip evil in the bud
- dù杜jiàn渐chú除wēi微nip a problem in the bud
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Open the tool →Questions about 杜口无言
What does 杜口无言 mean?
杜口无言 (dù kǒu wú yán) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to keep silent”.
How do you pronounce 杜口无言?
杜口无言 is pronounced dù kǒu wú yán in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 杜口无言 literally mean?
Literally, 杜口无言 means “shut mouth, no words”. It is used to mean “to keep silent”.
What is the Chinese definition of 杜口无言?
闭住嘴巴，不出一言。